Reno Martial Arts
里諾武術
里諾武術
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Grandmaster Doc Fai Wong
A History of Kung Fu
㰀⼀䈀䤀䜀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀
From the Plum Blossom International Federation㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀
㰀倀 䄀䰀䤀䜀一㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 䘀䄀䌀䔀㴀∀琀愀栀漀洀愀∀㸀䄀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 栀椀猀 眀攀戀猀椀琀攀 㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀⼀∀㸀䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最㰀⼀䄀㸀 眀愀猀 戀漀爀渀 椀渀 圀愀渀最猀栀愀渀 瘀椀氀氀愀最攀 漀昀 圀甀猀栀愀渀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 䐀漀甀洀攀渀
district of Zhuhai City, Guangdong province on July 16, 1948 * lunar calendar ऀ㘀ⴀ ⴀ㤀㐀㠀⸀
In April 1960, when Grandmaster was just 11 years old, he immigrated to San Francisco with his mother to be reunited with his father in America. Because he could not speak english very well during his first few years in this country he was taunted, teased and bullied. ऀ 䠀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ∀䤀琀 椀猀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 猀漀甀最栀琀 漀甀琀 栀椀猀 昀椀爀猀琀 欀甀渀最 昀甀 teacher, Great-Grandmaster Lau Bun, the founder of the Hung Sing Kwoon of ऀ䌀栀漀礀 䰀椀 䘀甀琀 䬀甀渀最 䘀甀 椀渀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀⸀ 䄀昀琀攀爀 䰀愀甀 䈀甀渀 瀀愀猀猀攀搀 愀眀愀礀 椀渀 㤀㘀㜀Ⰰ 栀攀 opened his own school when I was only 19 years old."
ऀDoc Fai Wong has been teaching martial arts in the San Francisco Bay Area since ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀⼀䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀⼀匀琀甀搀椀漀䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㤀㘀㠀⸀㰀⼀愀㸀 Grandmaster Doc Fai Wong was also the Tai Chi Chuan instructor at San Francisco ऀ䌀椀琀礀 䌀漀氀氀攀最攀 昀爀漀洀 㤀㜀㐀 琀漀 ㈀ ㌀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䤀渀 ㈀ 㐀Ⰰ 栀攀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 琀栀攀 Head Instructor of the Tai Chi Club of the Telegraph ऀ䠀椀氀氀 一攀椀最栀戀漀爀栀漀漀搀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 椀渀 匀愀渀 䘀爀愀渀挀椀猀挀漀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀渀最 攀搀椀琀漀爀 漀昀 INSIDE KUNG FU Magazine.
ऀऀऀऀऀऀIn 1975, he went to Hong Kong to search for high ranking ऀ洀愀猀琀攀爀猀 琀漀 椀洀瀀爀漀瘀攀 栀椀猀 洀愀爀琀椀愀氀 愀爀琀猀 欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀⸀ 䠀攀 became the first disciple of the Great-Grandmasters of ऀ䠀甀 夀甀攀渀 䌀栀漀甀 愀渀搀 圀漀渀最 䜀漀渀最⸀ He traveled to Hong Kong for his senior advanced level ऀ洀愀爀琀椀愀氀 愀爀琀猀 琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 攀愀挀栀 礀攀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 㤀㜀㔀 琀漀 㤀㤀㜀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀甀洀洀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 winters consecutively. From 1989 on, he invited his teachers to come to the ऀ唀⸀匀⸀ 琀漀 琀攀愀挀栀 猀攀洀椀渀愀爀猀 琀漀 栀椀猀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀✀ 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀⸀ Now, he is the Grandmaster and President of our federation, making him one ऀ漀昀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 爀愀渀欀椀渀最 䌀栀漀礀 䰀椀 䘀甀琀 洀愀猀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀⸀ 䤀渀 㤀㠀㜀 栀攀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 the inheritor of the Kong Chow branch of Choy Li Fut having been promoted to ऀ最爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 戀礀 栀椀猀 琀攀愀挀栀攀爀 䜀爀攀愀琀ⴀ䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 圀漀渀最 䜀漀渀最 愀渀搀 栀愀猀 attained Grandmaster status in other branches as well. ऀ䠀攀 椀猀 愀氀猀漀 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀ⴀ最攀渀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 disciple of ऀ夀愀渀最 䌀栀攀渀最ⴀ䘀甀㰀⼀愀㸀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 猀琀甀搀椀攀搀 甀渀搀攀爀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀⼀吀愀椀䌀栀椀⼀栀甀礀甀攀渀挀栀漀甀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀 Hu Yuen-Chou, a closed-door disciple of Yang Cheng-Fu. Yang Cheng-Fu was the grandson of the founder ऀ漀昀 琀栀攀 夀愀渀最ⴀ猀琀礀氀攀 吀愀椀 䌀栀椀 䌀栀甀愀渀⸀ Hu Yuen-Chou ranked Doc-Fai Wong to be the Grandmaster of his federation before his retirement in 1987.
吀漀搀愀礀 栀椀猀 倀氀甀洀 䈀氀漀猀猀漀洀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䘀攀搀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 栀愀猀 漀瘀攀爀 漀渀攀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀 猀挀栀漀漀氀猀 眀漀爀氀搀ⴀ眀椀搀攀Ⰰ 洀愀欀椀渀最 椀琀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀爀最攀猀琀 䬀甀渀最 䘀甀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀猀 in the world. Choy Li Fut Branch schools are located throughout the ऀ唀匀䄀Ⰰ 䌀愀渀愀搀愀Ⰰ 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 愀渀搀 匀漀甀琀栀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀Ⰰ 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀Ⰰ 䄀猀椀愀Ⰰ Middle East, Africa, Philippines and even Tahiti! Now, ऀ䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 圀漀渀最 栀愀猀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀攀搀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀漀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 栀椀猀 students down to the fourth generation teaching in his ऀ椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 昀攀搀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ ऀ㰀瀀㸀䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 椀猀 愀氀猀漀 愀 栀椀最栀 氀攀瘀攀氀 䌀栀椀 䬀甀渀最 瀀爀愀挀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀爀Ⰰ 戀攀椀渀最 愀 氀漀渀最琀椀洀攀 搀椀猀挀椀瀀氀攀 愀渀搀 愀搀漀瀀琀攀搀 猀漀渀 漀昀 Professor Peng-Si Yu and Min Ou-Yang, two of ऀ䌀栀椀渀愀✀猀 最爀攀愀琀攀猀琀 䌀栀椀 䬀甀渀最 愀渀搀 夀椀 儀甀愀渀 琀攀愀挀栀攀爀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ऀ㰀瀀㸀䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀愀挀栀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 琀攀愀洀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 Republic of China International Tai Chi Chuan Federation's World Championship Push Hands competition - ऀ愀渀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀 栀攀氀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀 昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 Taiwan. In 1987, his team was the first and only U.S. ऀ琀攀愀洀 琀漀 眀椀渀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀挀椀渀最 猀攀挀漀渀搀 only to Taiwan. The next time the tournament was held in ऀ㤀㤀 Ⰰ 䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最✀猀 琀攀愀洀 愀最愀椀渀 瀀氀愀挀攀搀 猀攀挀漀渀搀⸀ 䤀渀 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 ㈀ 㐀Ⰰ 䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 Wong took a largest U.S. team of 40 people to compete in the First World ऀ吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 圀甀猀栀甀 吀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀 栀攀氀搀 椀渀 娀栀攀渀最稀栀漀甀Ⰰ 䌀栀椀渀愀⸀ 䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 son Sifu Jason Wong each won gold and silver medals which brought home a ऀ琀漀琀愀氀 漀昀 㜀㈀ 洀攀搀愀氀猀Ⰰ ㈀ 最漀氀搀Ⰰ ㌀㠀 猀椀氀瘀攀爀 愀渀搀 㐀 戀爀漀渀稀攀 洀攀搀愀氀猀 昀爀漀洀 栀椀猀 琀攀愀洀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ऀ㰀瀀㸀䤀渀 㤀㤀 栀攀 眀愀猀 愀眀愀爀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀攀洀㸀䬀甀渀最 䘀甀 䄀爀琀椀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 夀攀愀爀㰀⼀攀洀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀 by Black Belt magazine. He has also been ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀⼀䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀⼀䴀愀最愀稀椀渀攀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀 featured on the covers of martial arts ऀ洀愀最愀稀椀渀攀猀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 ㈀ 琀椀洀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀愀猀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 漀瘀攀爀 ㈀ 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 several books and over 40 instructional videos. He has been a monthly columnist for Inside ऀ䬀甀渀最 䘀甀 猀椀渀挀攀 㤀㠀㘀⸀ 䘀攀愀琀甀爀攀搀 椀渀 圀栀漀✀猀 圀栀漀 椀渀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀Ⰰ 䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 椀猀 愀 爀攀挀漀最渀椀稀攀搀 氀攀愀搀攀爀 椀渀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 洀愀爀琀椀愀氀 arts.ऀDoc-Fai Wong was selected as one of the top 50 most influential martial arts ऀ瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀椀琀椀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 戀礀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀攀洀㸀 㰀攀洀㸀 䤀渀猀椀搀攀 䬀甀渀最 䘀甀 㰀⼀攀洀㸀洀愀最愀稀椀渀攀 椀渀 㤀㠀㘀Ⰰ 愀氀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 䈀爀甀挀攀 Lee and Jackie Chan. In 2003 Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong was inducted into the ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀⼀䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀⼀䠀愀氀氀伀昀䘀愀洀攀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀攀洀㸀䴀愀爀琀椀愀氀 䄀爀琀猀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 Museum's Martial Arts HALL OF FAME. In the August 2005 issue of ऀ䤀渀猀椀搀攀 䬀甀渀最 䘀甀㰀⼀椀㸀 洀愀最愀稀椀渀攀 䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 䐀漀挀ⴀ䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 眀愀猀 瀀椀挀欀攀搀 愀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 the Top 18 Greatest Sifus in America.
ऀIn addition to martial arts, Doc-Fai Wong also practices ऀ吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀 㤀㜀㜀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀 猀琀愀琀攀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀攀搀
acupuncturist and holds a doctorate degree in Allied Health Sciences.
㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀猀㨀⼀⼀猀⸀栀漀猀琀椀渀最瀀爀漀搀⸀挀漀洀⼀䀀猀椀琀攀⸀洀愀爀琀椀愀氀愀爀琀猀猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀猀氀⼀愀昀昀椀氀椀愀琀攀⼀椀搀攀瘀愀昀昀椀氀椀愀琀攀⸀瀀栀瀀㼀椀搀㴀㜀㐀开开开㌀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀猀㨀⼀⼀猀⸀栀漀猀琀椀渀最瀀爀漀搀⸀挀漀洀⼀䀀猀椀琀攀⸀洀愀爀琀椀愀氀愀爀琀猀猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀猀氀⼀愀昀昀椀氀椀愀琀攀⼀戀愀渀渀攀爀猀⼀洀愀猀甀瀀瀀氀礀㐀㘀㠀戀愀渀⸀最椀昀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀ ∀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀
㰀搀椀瘀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀瀀漀搀ⴀ昀漀漀琀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀瀀氀甀洀戀氀漀猀猀漀洀⸀渀攀琀∀㸀䴀漀爀攀 䜀爀愀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀 䐀漀挀 䘀愀椀 圀漀渀最 䤀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀愀㸀